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Definition
- direction
- way
- road
- path
- principle
- method
- Dao (of Daoism)
- classifier (for long thin things -rivers, cracks -, barriers - doors etc-, questions - in an exam etc -, commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process)
- measure word
- to say
Related words (318)
skills acquired through religious practice; (fig.) ability; skill; Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5]
humane; human sympathy; humanitarianism; the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism); sexual intercourse
(of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way
path leading to a grave; tomb passage; aisle leading to the coffin chamber of an ancient tomb
bypath; trail; bribery as a means of achieving a goal; minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
learned and virtuous; reasonable; right; lawful; to have attained the way; to adhere to principles of truth and right; Good government prevails.
plank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff; (archaic) elevated passageway connecting the upper levels of adjacent towers
such matters; things like this; this line of work; this pursuit; this hobby; this endeavor
to clean the street; to clear the road (i.e. get rid of people for passage of royalty or VIP)
the Way of the King; statecraft; benevolent rule; virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道
to fill the road (also fig. clamor, cries of complaint); to communicate a moral; to convey the Way; to express (idea, preference, complaint)
really (?); don't tell me (...?); could it be that(...?); could it be (said that); surely it doesn't mean that; used to strengthen a rhetorical question; rhetorical
to come into contact (with); to make contact (with); to deal (with); to have dealings; to negociate
reasonable; to make sense; plausible; convincing; there is truth (in); to be well founded (in)
to be reasonable; reason; to bring out facts and reasons; reasoning; to speak reasonably; to make sense
parkour, French sport invented by David Belle in 1980s, with the aim of efficiently traversing obstacles in the environment
a heavy load and a long road; (fig.) to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society)
an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius); cf 得道多助 a just cause attracts much support
to overtake on a bend (driving); (fig.) taking opportunity of tight corners to make swift progress (economy etc)
the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦, the cause of suffering is desire 集, emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭, the way 道 to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道; also called 四諦|四谛
entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi 老子, the Book of Dao 道德经, Chap. 14); progress in the Dao can seem illusory
entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi 老子, the Book of Dao 道德经, Chap. 14); progress in the Dao can seem illusory
sub-district office; neighborhood official; an official who works with local residents to report to higher government authorities
carpal tunnel syndrome (pain in the hands due to pressure on the median nerve); median neuropathy at the wrist
light rail; transit system (underground, at street level or elevated); streetcar; metro; abbr. to 輕軌
palmate folds of cervical canal; plicae palmatae canalis cervicis uteri
Idioms (40)
(lit.) no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom); fig. honesty prevails throughout society; a time of peace and stability
mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas; ars longa, vita brevis
(lit.) persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together; to go separate ways (idiom)
one word says it all (idiom); to hit the nail on the head; to be pithy and correct
compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues; mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
(lit.) to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom); (fig.) to part ways
(lit.) praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere; universal approbation
to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)
a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around
(lit.) cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around; discontent is openly voiced
(lit.) cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around; discontent is openly voiced
to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels; also written 數黑論黃
dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion; dissident group
(lit.) there are principles behind making money (idiom); fig. to have a knack for good business; knowing how to accumulate wealth; good at feathering one's own nest
(lit.) ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom); fig. to have no idea what to do; without a clue
road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road; (fig.) complicated and tricky job
ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power; a vicious tyranny rules the land
(lit.) devil's gate, crooked path (idiom); corrupt practices; crooked methods; dishonesty
(lit.) praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere; universal approbation
to be too petty or insignificant to mention; to not be worth mentioning (idiom)
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